GRAMMAR: SENTENCE REORDERING X, E.G & NET

Sentence reordering

Question 1

Siddharth: the/‘Lord of the Rings’/I just saw/movie/seen/you/it/have

Piyush: No,/haven’t/I/the/like/is/book/it

Siddharth: read/haven’t/book/I/the

Siddharth: film/well/I enjoyed/the

Piyush: I’ll/I/it/think/too/see

Siddharth: I just saw the movie ‘Lord of the Rings’. Have you seen it?

Piyush: (a) No, I haven’t …………………………..

Siddharth: (b) …………………………..

Piyush: I read it last week.

Siddharth: (d) …………………………..

Question 2.

(a) gathers / a / rolling stone / moss / no

(b) bird / bush / in hand / a / worth / is / two / in / the

(c) put / basket / don’t / in one / your / eggs / all /

Question 3.

(a) exercises / for / health / good / doing / is

(b) days / aware / their / health / these / people / are / more / of /

(c) health / are / in / available / many / foods / also / the / market

Question 4.

ago/Egyptian/the ancient/about/culture/5,000 years/developed

for their rulers/their best-known/pyramids/perhaps/their/achievements are/tombs/built

for/been preserved/stone structures/have/by/the dry/the gigantic/climate/about 4,500 years

Question 5.

(a) comfortable / and / more / is / life / worth living / world / today’s / in / before / ever / than

(b) science / advancement / brought about / in / and technology / have / changes / awesome

(c) man / today / communicate / is / able to / faster

Question 6.

(a) homophones / are / known as / sounding / words / similar

(b) opposite / antonyms / words / meaning / known as / in / are

(c) similar / in / words / meaning / synonyms / are / known as

Question 7.

(a) foreign / a / home / old-age / is / concept

(b) generation / time / days / younger / to / these / doesn’t have / took after / parents / their / aged

(c) youth / family / prefers / today’s / nuclear

Question 8.

(a) become / TV / medium / a / has / powerful / days / these

(b) people / glued / children / and / older / remain / it / to

(c) entertainment / all / become / a great / for / it / has / source of

Question 9.

(a) you / must / always / be / so / formal

(b) incidents / the / road rage / are / on / rise

(c) do not / time / waste / precious / your.

Question 10.

Rearrange each set of words to make sentences. Use appropriate punctuation marks.

(a) a resident of Noida near Delhi/is visually impaired/George Abraham.

(b) confidence and competitive spirit/and infuses discipline among the participants/ it provides

(c) he has helped/the brain behind the World Cup Cricket/the disable to dream

(d) to the blind school in Delhi/it was a chance visit/that changed his life

Question 11.

Rearrange the words to make meaningful dialogues.

(a) Teacher : you / work / didn’t / why / finish / your?

Student : go / mother / I / with / had to / my

Teacher : excuses / make / you / always

(b) Mother : seen / the / coat / condition / of / have / you / your?

Son : fell / muddy / I / into a / pool of / water.

Mother : careful / must / you / while / be / walking

(c) Ritu : breakfast / has / what / prepared / mother / for / today?

Rani : sandwiches / favourite / my / pasta / and

Ritu : fast / like / don’t / I / food.

Question 12.

Rearrange each set of words to make sentences. Use appropriate punctuation marks.

(a) the orphan child, the court, guardian of, appointed him

(b) friends, time, enemies, the worst, makes

(c) of the club, elected, secretary, him, they

(d) approaching, the, saw, we, storm

Question 13.

(a) was / cold / it / a / night

(b) remained / to / due / night / I / cold / awake.

(c) outside / were / icy / there / winds.

Question 14.

(a) closed / the / Sunday / remain / will / exhibition / on

(b) rush in / angels / fear / fools / where / tread / to.

(c) travelling / my / and / are / mother / fond of / father.

Question 15.

(a) cup / process / a / making / of tea / is / very / simple / a

(b) last / Shyam / accident / week / an / met / with

(c) match / century / Dhoni / his / scored / a / last / in

Question 16.

(a) furious / payments / was / friend / he / over / money / with / his

(b) should / harsh / been / you / not / very / have

(c) was / bride / the / going to / she / buy / a beautiful / for / dress

Question 17.

(a) chocolates / was / a / gifted / I / box of

(b) illness / could / due to / exams / he / not / take / his / his

(c) medicine / the / is / best / laughter

Question 18.

(a) positive / in / focus / life / should / we / on / things

(b) diverse / land of / is / cultures / a / India

(c) known for / are / love / unconditional / dogs / their

Question 20.

(a) are / parents / anniversary / their / 50th / my / celebrating / today

(b) has / viral fever / weak / the / me / very / left

(c) fainted / the / doctor / the / front / patient / in / of / in / hospital

Question 21.

(a) would / instrumental music / I / learn / love to / some

(b) naughty / younger / fights / my / brother / is / very / and / a lot

(c) known by / man / keeps / a / is / the / he / company

Question 22.

(a) December / Christmas / of / is / celebrated / in the / month

(b) head / school / am / I / boy / of / the / my

(c) Computers / new / of / the / age / is / the / age

Question 23.

(a) challenges / life / a lot / throws / of

(b) have to / mettle / you / your / prove

(c) all / dogs / love / of / animals / the most / the /1

Question 24.

(a) duty / parents / It / look after / to / is / our / in / old age / our / their

(b) judgement / others / we / not / on / should / sit / on

(c) doctors are / both / son / daughter /.my / and

Question 25.

(a) eldest / returned / my / son / yet / home / has not / from / office / his

(b) literature / have / for / passion / I / a / studying

(c) every / competitions / held / year / school / a lot of / are / in / our

Question 26.

(a) cure / is / than / better / prevention

(b) wrongs / two / right / do not / a / make .

(c) child / man / the / father / of / the / is

Question 27.

(a) sharing / families / concept of / follow / joint I the

(b) popular / shopping / becoming / online / is / concept / a very

(c) intends / brother / my / start I business / own / his / to

Question 28.

(a) bears / work / always I hard / fruit

(b) can’t / you / cake / and / too / it / have I the / eat

(c) neither / he / hares / follows / catches / who / two

Question 29.

Rearrange each set of words to form meaningful sentences. Use appropriate punctuation marks.

(a) wise, every, a, is, proverb, saying

(b) see, you, can, from, me, there

(c) happy, they, to, the, were, meet, visitor

(d) impatient, do, be, not

Question 30

Extremely/a/grief/it/is/that matter/unkindly/animals/are/of exploited.

Ex: It is extremely a matter of grief, that animals are exploited unkindly.

(a) killed/they are/beaten/chained/and/mercilessly/trained.

(b) their/heed/but/hears/and/pays/nobody/to/cries.

(c) friends/auxiliaries/animals/necessary/are our/and/survival/for our

(d) animal/matters/our vision/a world/should be/where/welfare

Question 31

(a) inside/grandeur/the palace hall/it was/all

(b) interwoven/pearls/were/flower garlands/sparkling/with

(c) wooden stage/painted backcloth/the/decorated/with a/was

Question 32

certainly/the/laughter/is/medicine/best

(a) ensures/life/it/longer/and/healthier/a

(b) laughter/fact/is/in/a/panacea/for/diseases/all.

(c) lowers/pressure/by/circulation/it/blood/increasing/blood

(d) a sense/and promotes/of/stress/well–being/laughter/decreases.

Question 33

England/good/many/lived/a/years/king/ago/wise/there/and/in Many years ago there lived a wise and good king in England.

(a) so much/man/his country/did/other/ever/for/for/as he/no/did

(b) the world/speak/Alfred/people/of/all over/the Great/now/as/him

(c) have/life/in/easy/those/did not/very/days/a/a king

Question 34

stands/a/at/population/tiger/in/slim 1411/India/the/today The tiger population stands at a slim 1411 in India today.

(a) concerned/the/really/Indian/are/authorities

(b) tigers/the/of/population/falling/is/sharply

(c) considered/was/tigers,/Sariska,/for/sanctuary/a/which/tigers left/have/any/does not

Question 35

(a) teeth/one / the/neglected / of/body / the / are/of / most/parts

(b) brushing/teeth/remove/50%/your/woes/can/allmost/of/dental

(c) good/and/oral/health/dental/hygiene/need/inculcated/to/at/an/early/age/be

Question 36

(a) you /want/get/this/done/work/9 a.m./if/2 p.m./had/to/come/better/between/you/to
(b) even/if/better/decide/come/you/along/is/it/to
(c) look/as if/not sleep/you/all night/did/you

Question 37
(a) never/himself/large/solutions/economic/with/Gandhiji/political/or/contented
(b) backwardness/wanted/immediately/cultural/Gandhiji/and/social/seeing/the/do/something/to
(c) doctor/for/got/to/his/months/services/Gandhiji/a/volunteer/six

Question 38

(a) for many/on/relied/dogs/people have/generations

(b) companionship/used/they/for hunting/have been/and

(c) very/a dog’s/are/and ears/sensitive/nose

Question 39
(a) do not/please/the roads/litter
(b) the sun/outside/is shining/brightly/so
(c) no/difference/makes/it/you/if/someone else/asks/to do it

Question 40

(a) no laughing matter/it is/you/pushed/younger brother/your/into/a/of water/puddle/that
(b) what may/you/come/finish/homework/your/the party/before/will
(c) know/better/than/you/disrespect/to/elders/your

Question 41

(a) rains/before/it/must/up/pick/the clothes/from the/clothesline/you
(b) you/must/always/be/so/formal?
(c) natural/to/scared/be/of/thunderstorm/it/is

uestion 42

Arrange the following into meaningful dialogues.
(a) Aman : by/time/what/is/your watch/the
Ayaan: is/ten minutes/three /to/it
Aman: must hurry/or else/I/miss my train/I’ll

(b) Neha : dinner/what/is/for/today?
Sneha : made/sandwiches/cucumber/I/have
Neha : hungry/eat/now/I am/can/1?

(c) Mother: seen the/coat/condition/of/have/you/your?
Son: tripped/stone/on a/fell/I/on/water/muddy/and/a/puddle/of
Mother: wash/will/to/laundry/we/give it/to/to/have

Question 43
(a) hers/princess/the/took/father’s/her/in/hand/youngest
(b) Cried/amazement/looked/her/king/the/and/at/in
(c) begged/head/and/shook/princess/her/the/again

Question 44
(a) Panipat/a/pause/brief/had/at/train/the
(b) faces/train/muffled/boarded/men/the/five/with
(c) dresses/thought/Nobody/a/gave/their/to/strange

Question 45

(a) nation/are/precious/property/of/children/every/most/the
(b) appreciation/day/deserves/theme/children’s
(C) our/they/makers/policy/future/are

Question 46
(a) trying/by/ever/fail/few
(b) shirk from/trying/do not
(c) yourself/avoid/and/all/negative thoughts/believe/in

Question 47
(a) pleased/God/brings/prosperity/rain/when
(b) over pleased/he/when/havoc/but/causes
(c) blessings/one/rain/nature/of/wonders/is/the/and/of

Question 48
(a) and/lovely/I/a/of/house/have/infront/garden/my/small
(b) marigold/roses/of/many/has/like/flowers/jasmines/varieties/it/and
(c) the/plant/the/of/Tulsi/garden/middle/in/is/there/the

Question 49
(a) for/my/me/my/birthday/puppy/parents/cute/gifted/little/a
(b) the/he/I/him/time/Tommy/tail/all/because/his/wags/call
(c) and/I/him/the/I/him/from/when/return/take/garden/play/to/with.

Question 50
(a) the/and/cup/seeds/my/them/garden/collect/I/from/plant/in
(b) birthdays/them/their/gift/friends/to/I/my/on
(c) my/plants/sad/I/if/harms/feel/someone/or/breaks

Question 51
(a) told/to/my/had/mother/bicycle/me/out/my/not/go/on
(b) her/when/the/disturbed/sleeping/I/was/afternoon/she/in
(c) the/suddenly/I/ground/fell/and/on/slipped

Question 52
(a) alike/a/that/cricket/old/attracts/is/game/young/and
(b) the/of/since/ball/have/my/days/had/great/for/fascination/I/childhood
(c) cricket/I/the/of/friends/play/in/company/always/my

Question 53
(a) brand/I/be/owner/was/to/cycle/proud/the/of/new
(b) it/to/how/but/didn’t/I/ride/know
(c) it/how/brother/to/would/my/me/told/that/teach/he/me/ride

Question 54
(a) world/my/I/the/journey/started/save/ago/to/years/five
(b) I/be/always/to/environmentalist/wanted/an
(c) Steve Irwin/by/I/inspired/was

Question 55
(a) playgrounds/physical/in/campus/education/is/and/imparted
(b) games/student/is/by/it/method/which/through/a/activities/a/goes/and/physical
(c) direction/in/about/the/behaviour/it/a/brings/change/in/desired/the

Question 56
(a) Ram/invite/to/did/his/not/friends/his/party/birthday
(b) did/when/club/you/join/this?
(c) the/inaugurated/principal/the/exhibition/science/last/week

Question 57
(a) asked/Ram/join/me/would/when/I/their/party
(b) you/want/if/to/marks/should/get/you/good/read/Together with English
(c) nobody/lives/knows/now/where/he

Question 58
(a) as/work/a/to/student/hard/you/to/must/be/successful
(b) who/my/can/in/beat/work/me?
(c) always/helps/others/she/in need

Question 59
(a) Ram/he/aware/asked/was/of/Mohan/his/if/result
(b) she/in/is/a/going/quiz/to/competition/participate
(c) any/to/am/I/ready/face/challenge

Exercise 60

1. places / Reena / which give / museums and art / are / stones / pleasure

2. memories / of his / Mohan / America / has / fond / time / in

3. the beginning of / third day / the snow ceased on the / the storm / after

4. an antidote / and pain / it is / to stress

5. for toning / a good exercise / up / it is / facial muscles

6. makes one / of friends / feel good / in making / a lot / laughter / and helps

7. one of / friends / a best / good / our / is / book

8. is / modern / complex / life / highly

9. society / is / discipline / of / foundation / the very

10. his pursuers / where / find him / could not / he hid

11. he will / within a week / my laptop / Ramesh has / assured that / return

12. you / have / kept / where / the books ?

13. not / in / run / the / do / corridors / and make / noise

14. has a / rich / cultural / India / its diversity / heritage / with

15. close / like / others / helping / my / friends. 

16. can kill/ electric shock/an

17. in/ every year/ people/ this way/ die

18. can kill / even/ of current /a small / amount

19. of electricity /water / an excellent conductor / is

20. perspiring / therefore / when wet / never touch /live wire / a / or

21. that / used / he said / in his childhood / to be celebrated / his birthday / differently 

22. distribute sweets / instead of / they / cutting a cake / used to

23. blow out / but / used to / they / we / candles / light a lamp

24.weighed / against grain / him / parents / my grandfather’s

25. the poor / distributed / this was / among